Votive candle



July 19, 1955 F. D. OESTERLE ET AL VOTIVE CANDLE Filed May 27, 1954INVENTORY Frank Dwight OESTL PLE Laurier BA/LLAPGL'ON ATTORNEYS UnitedStates Patent VOTIVE CANDLE Frank Dwight Oesterle, West Englewood, N. L,and Laurier Baillargeon, St. Constant, Quebec, Canada Application May27, 1954, Serial No. 432,848

4 Claims. (Cl. 6721) tion of said metal-details cause the succeedingcandles to tilt so that the flame is thrown onto the side of the glasscup which results in glass breakage.

Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is theprovision of an improved votive candle so constructed as to eliminateglass breakage and the necessity of constant cleaning of the glass cup.

A more specific object of the present invention is the provision of anadapter insertable into a cup for votive candles and provided with meansto support the wick of the candle until the latter has completely burntout thereby leaving no wax or wick residue in the cup and thus enablinga new candle to be inserted into the cup without having to remove theadapter.

Still another important object of the present invention is the provisionof an adapter to the character described comprising a non-burning ornon-combustible disk with a centrally projecting tube adapted to engagea recess made in the base of the candle body so as to hold the wick inupright position until the latter has completely burnt out.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provisionof an adapter of the character described having a projecting tubeprovided with lateral openings for admission of combustion air duringthe last stage of burning of the candle body.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provisionof a votive candle assembly of the character described in which theseveral component parts are relatively inexpensive and simple tomanufacture.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention willbecome more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring tothe drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of one embodiment of the adapteraccording to the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing part of the h cup and theadapter according to Figure l in position in the bottom of said cup;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section showing how the candle body isinserted into the cup;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section showing the candle in proper positionin the cup;

Figure 5 is a section of a second embodiment of the adapter according tothe invention;

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the adapter shown in Figure5;

Figure 7 is a section of a third embodiment of the adapter according tothe invention; and

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which like referencecharacters indicate like elements throughout, the letter A indicates acup shaped container Iii) "ice

made of glass or transparent plastic and preferably coloured. The cup orcontainer A is outwardly tapered to receive the tapered body of fuel orcandle B.

According to the invention, the candle B is provided at its base 1 withan annular recess 2 defining a tapered central body projection 3 whichdepends from the bottom 4 of the annular recess 2 and which has itsouter end 5 disposed at a point that is lying above the base 1 of thecandle B.

The candle B is provided with a wick 6 extending centrally through thebody and through the projection 3 to terminate at the outer end 5 ofsaid projection 3.

A first embodiment of the adapter, according to the invention, is shownin Figures 1 to 4. This adapter consists in a substantially thick disk 7made of non-combustible material and having a side 8 which may betapered or straight depending on whether the side of the candle body Bis tapered or straight. Said disk 7 has a central hole for receiving atight fitting short tube 9. The tube 9 is provide with a plurality oflateral circular openings 10, some of them disposed adjacent the outerend 11' of the tube 9 and others disposed adjacent the top face 12 ofthe disk 7.

As shown in Figure 2, the top face 12 of the disk 7 is slightly concaveand the outer end 11 of the tube 9 is outwardly flared to receive thetapered projection 3, of the candle body B.

into the bottom of the tube 9 may be packed a permanent wicking 13preferably made of entangled Nichrome wire or a combination of wire andasbestos.

The wick 6 is preferably of a type which burns out completely and leavesno residue.

The adapter 7 remains permanently in the bottom of the cup A. The votivecandle B is dropped into the cup A and its projection 3 engages withinthe tube 9 of the adapter. When the candle B has burnt down to the levelof the tube 9, the latter maintains the wick 6 in upstanding positionand prevents it from tilting over to cause breakage of the cup A by theflame. During the last stage of burning, combustion air enters the tube9 through the lateral openings 10. The concave or inclined top face 12of the disk 7 causes the flow of the melted wax towards the tube andinto the wicking 13 where it is burnt. Therefore, burning does not stopuntil the wax has completely disappeared and the cup is ready to receivea new candle body B because the necessity of cleaning the cup iseliminated.

Figures 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the adapter, according to theinvention, which consists in a thin metal disk 14 provided with acentral hole 15 for removably receiving a nipple 16 provided with an endflange 17 adapted to abut the edges of the hole 15. The nipple 16 isprovided with longitudinally extending slots 18 opening at the outer end19 of the nipple 16 and extending downwardly to a point adjacent theflange 17. The nipple 16 is surrounded by a coiled wire 20 abutting atone end against the disk 14 and having its outer spiral 21 projectingbeyond the outer end 19 of the nipple 16. The outer spiral 21 of thecoiled wire 20 serves to guide the tapered projection 3 of the candlebody B during insertion of the latter into the cup without scraping thewax of the lateral faces of said projection 3. The longitudinal slots 18admit combustion air to the wick 6 when the level of the candle B isdown to below the outer end of the nipple 16.

Figures 7 and 8 show still another embodiment of the adapter accordingto the invention. Said embodiment consists in a thin metal disk 22provided with a central hole 23 adapted to receive the nipple 24 whichis provided at one end with a flange 25 for abutting the edge of thehole 23. The nipple 24 is provided with two lateral rectangular openings26 and 27 for combustion air, which are disposed near the outer end 28of the nipple 24 and adjacent the disk'ZZ respectively. The adapterembodiments, shown in Figures 5 to ,8, are less expensive to manufacturethanthe adapter embodiment shown in Figures 3' and 4, because it is notnecessary to make the holes 15 and 23 and the nipples 16 and 24 with assmall toler anc s as those needed for the tube 9' and disk 7, andalsobecause the disks 14 and 22 need not be as thick as the disk 7.

While preferred embodiments according to the present invention have beenillustrated and described it is understood that various modificationsmay be resorted to with outdeparting from the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

We claim:

.1. In a votive candle in combination, a container, at body of fuel, awick in said body, the base of said body having an announced recess todefine a body projection extending from the bottom of said recess and.containing a part of said Wick, and a plate member adapted to bedisposed in the bottom of said container and having an upstandingtubular projection adapted to removably engagesaid bodyrecess and tosurround said body projection.

4 V lar projection adapted to engage said body recess and surround saidbody projection, said tubular projection having lateral openings foradmission of combustion air.

3. In a votive candle, in combination, a container, a body of fuel, awick in said body, the base of said body having a deep annular recess todefine a tapered body projection extending from the bottom of saidrecess to a point short of said base, said body' projection containing apart of said wick, anda plate member adapted to be disposed at thebottom of the container and having an upstanding tubular projectionadapted to engage said body recess and surround said tapered bodyprojection, and

havinglateral openings therein for admission of combus tion air. 7

4. In a votive candle, in combination, a container, a body of fueladapted to be disposed in 'said container, a Wick in said body, the baseof said body having a deep annular recess to define abody projectionextending from the bottom of said recess downwardly to a point short ofthe base of said body and containing a part of said wick, a disk havingan opening in the center't'hereof, said disk adapted to be disposed inthe bottom of the container, and aflanged nipple removably engaging saiddisk hole and. upstanding Within said body recess to surround said bodyprojection.

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